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he served as the principal deputy commissioner of the social security administration under george w. bush. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> woodruff: steven kreisberg, to you first. the basic question here i think is should public employees who have done their time working for the government, are now retired, be subject to any kind of cuts when the city or the state they work for is facing terrible fiscal crisis, and an underfunded pension fund? >> well, the underfunding of these pension funds has nothing to do with the workers. the workers, as you have said, have served their city. they put in their time. they've done the services that they've been paid to provide. the pension is a form of deferred compensation. so typically when people do the service, they get paid. you know, becoming a deadbeat on a pension as the city of detroit is proposing to do is not consistent with the values, i think, of just about anybody in america. so it's really not a case where the workers who are now retired are seeking something to which they are not entitled. the pension isn't provided as a gif
he served as the principal deputy commissioner of the social security administration under george w. bush. welcome to you both. >> thank you. >> woodruff: steven kreisberg, to you first. the basic question here i think is should public employees who have done their time working for the government, are now retired, be subject to any kind of cuts when the city or the state they work for is facing terrible fiscal crisis, and an underfunded pension fund? >> well, the underfunding...
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presidents: jimmy carter, bill clinton and george w. bush. brazil's president dilma rousseff pointed to mandela's long battle against apartheid and the example he set for many in the developing world. >> ( translated ): mandela's fight and that of the south african people as a whole became a paradigm, a model not only for this continent but also for those who fight for justice, freedom and equality. >> ifill: and cuban president raul castro paid special tribute to mandela's call for reconciliation after winning his long fight for freedom. >> ( translated ): i remember at this moment his bond of affection with fidel castro. fidel has said, and i quote, "nelson mandela will not go down in history for the 27 consecutive years he spent incarcerated without ever renouncing his ideas; he will go down in history because he was capable of cleaning up his soul from the poison that such an unfair punishment could have planted there." >> ifill: at one point, president obama greeted castro with a handshake, a gesture that drew attention around the world.
presidents: jimmy carter, bill clinton and george w. bush. brazil's president dilma rousseff pointed to mandela's long battle against apartheid and the example he set for many in the developing world. >> ( translated ): mandela's fight and that of the south african people as a whole became a paradigm, a model not only for this continent but also for those who fight for justice, freedom and equality. >> ifill: and cuban president raul castro paid special tribute to mandela's call for...
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obama left washington this morning, joined on air force one by former president george w. bush and his wife. former presidents clinton and carter also will attend. there's been more unrest in the central african republic, as gunmen refuse to give up their weapons to french troops. the french patrolled the capital city today, trying to disarm rival muslim and christian fighters who killed 400 people over the weekend. we'll have a report from the c.a.r. later in the program. the prime minister of thailand called for new elections today, in the face of protests against her rule. the opposition has accused her of corruption, insisting again she must go. john sparks of "independent television news" reports from bangkok. >> reporter: protest leaders called it the day of reckoning. a time to do-or-die. when their call was answered on the streets of bangkok by more than 150,000 people. and each one seemed determined to topple the thai government. >> we've got to get them out. we're playing our last card. >> reporter: they've been at it for weeks. a rolling protest against the gove
obama left washington this morning, joined on air force one by former president george w. bush and his wife. former presidents clinton and carter also will attend. there's been more unrest in the central african republic, as gunmen refuse to give up their weapons to french troops. the french patrolled the capital city today, trying to disarm rival muslim and christian fighters who killed 400 people over the weekend. we'll have a report from the c.a.r. later in the program. the prime minister of...
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. >> in his sentencing document he called on george w. bush to commute of the sentence. >> there's no question weldon angelos committed a crime and should be punished. but 55 years. he'll be in prison until he's 80. we will spend $1,500,000 in locking him up angelos's eldest son antony, then seven. >> 55 years is more than you lived so far. have you been able to grasp what that means for your dad? >> i sit thinking, fining out whether he'll get out and if oi see him before he's 18. >> that's okay. that's all right. that's okay. >> okay. >> it's okay. i know. it's okay. it's hard. >> all the appeals have been exhausted. weldon angelos's only hope of leaving prison before his 80th birthday is presidential clemmensy, a cause championed by his sister, u.s. attorneys and judges. good people make mistakes and do things. his mistake cost his life. that no carrierringringconnect 0 ... in that moment they transcended the city of manchester and were loved by most of the country. they were a huge club and they transcend the sport. >> the rebuilding
. >> in his sentencing document he called on george w. bush to commute of the sentence. >> there's no question weldon angelos committed a crime and should be punished. but 55 years. he'll be in prison until he's 80. we will spend $1,500,000 in locking him up angelos's eldest son antony, then seven. >> 55 years is more than you lived so far. have you been able to grasp what that means for your dad? >> i sit thinking, fining out whether he'll get out and if oi see him...
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joining him is former president george w. bush, bill clinton and jimmy carter will also attend. these are live pictures from johannesburg. thousands of people have left remembrances. >>> alfonzo van marsh is in suetto, where close to a thousand people are expected at tomorrow's remembrance services. >> reporter: gathering in south africa, remembering the man who helped reshape their nation. the first official tribute to nelson mandela happened on tuesday. president and michelle obama boarded air force one this morning on the way to attend the service. former presidents bush, clinton, and carter will be there as well, under tight security. outside mandela's former home, crowds are pouring out their love. massive billboards are filling up with messages of gratitude for mandela, like this one in france. down here, emma says thank you for all you've done to change south africa and the rest of the world. american photographer, darrell todd wanted to capture the mood here. >> their smiling, they're dancing together, they're singing. honestly, i've only seen that in concerts at home. i
joining him is former president george w. bush, bill clinton and jimmy carter will also attend. these are live pictures from johannesburg. thousands of people have left remembrances. >>> alfonzo van marsh is in suetto, where close to a thousand people are expected at tomorrow's remembrance services. >> reporter: gathering in south africa, remembering the man who helped reshape their nation. the first official tribute to nelson mandela happened on tuesday. president and michelle...
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one of the nominees worked in the george w. bush administration as an assistant solicitor general. republicans had no problem with any of these people being judges, no substantive problems. they just didn't want president obama to be able to sit his own nominees on that court, no matter who the nominees were. there are judicial vacancies, but they don't want president obama to fill those vacancies, so the republicans blocked those three nominees. and the democrats responded by being very upset, as usual, right? exclaiming about how terrible it all was and threatening! oh, boy, did they threaten, like they always do. the democrats huffed and they puffed and got very upset, just like they always do when republicans do stuff like this, except this time, they actually huffed and puffed and did blow the house down. the democrats made good on their threats, blowing everybody's minds in the process. democrats finally decided to do something about the fact that republicans were blocking the president's nominations just because they didn't want this particular president to be able to do tha
one of the nominees worked in the george w. bush administration as an assistant solicitor general. republicans had no problem with any of these people being judges, no substantive problems. they just didn't want president obama to be able to sit his own nominees on that court, no matter who the nominees were. there are judicial vacancies, but they don't want president obama to fill those vacancies, so the republicans blocked those three nominees. and the democrats responded by being very upset,...
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president george w. bush and his wife will join them, president clinton and jimmy carter attending also. a big test for south africa's government as it plans the memorial expecting 94,000 people at fnb stadium where they had the world cup in 2010 and another 100,000 plus expected outside at overflow areas around the city. many details were worked out well in advance. politico is reporting the last-minute services are pretty daunting. concerns from the motorcade route to his safety once inside. meanwhile, sunday marked an official day of prayer across south africa. but in churches the scene was as much celebratory as mournful. other parts of the world, ukraine's president facing major unrest and a 48-hour deadline threat to disband his government. anti-government protesters yesterday toppled the stature of lenin. he's, of course, the founder of the soviet union, demonstrators took turns attacking the statue with hammers sort of reminiscent of the berlin wall falling in the early '90s and smashed it to pie
president george w. bush and his wife will join them, president clinton and jimmy carter attending also. a big test for south africa's government as it plans the memorial expecting 94,000 people at fnb stadium where they had the world cup in 2010 and another 100,000 plus expected outside at overflow areas around the city. many details were worked out well in advance. politico is reporting the last-minute services are pretty daunting. concerns from the motorcade route to his safety once inside....
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here's what's happening, they'll be joined by former presidents clinton, george w. bush, and carter. snow, ice, and freezing rain are making for dangerous, even deadly conditions across the nation. frigidly cold temperatures will threaten many areas for days. >>> and how cold is it? it's so cold, this woman was actually able to ice skate on her street in southern indiana. now back to the program. >>> one of the formations that we used on the thompson farm the night of the incident was called a diamond formation. if a threat would come up to our left, for instance, we could say tiger left, tiger left, and the whole team could shift its position. >> tiger, tiger, tiger. tiger down on me. tiger left, tiger left. >> when the shooting started, it just sounded like multiple fireworks display, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, constantly. >> it was mind boggling, just constant gunfire. it sounded like i was talking to somebody in afghanistan. >> the tigers were by far the most resilient. i remember a couple of them would do some ersaults when the hit. a lot of the lions when y
here's what's happening, they'll be joined by former presidents clinton, george w. bush, and carter. snow, ice, and freezing rain are making for dangerous, even deadly conditions across the nation. frigidly cold temperatures will threaten many areas for days. >>> and how cold is it? it's so cold, this woman was actually able to ice skate on her street in southern indiana. now back to the program. >>> one of the formations that we used on the thompson farm the night of the...
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it'll be attended by the first lady as well as george w. bush and bill clinton and former secretary of state, hillary clinton. >> that's one of the things that will get lost and the incredible personal impact that they made on the world because of the way they handled the imprisonment and conducted themselves later that he was a very, very good president. >> mandela died on thursday at the age of 95. his body is going to lie in state for three days. president obama, they phoned the widow yesterday. saying they are staying true for the profound influence that has been had on them and the people of south africa and the entire world. z san francisco, they are going -- and san francisco, they are going to hold their memorial on wednesday at 8:00 in the morning, which will be held in the city hall and the former mayor willie brown has been asked to honor that service. the book will be available for the public sign and the mayor's office all of next week. >>> new this morning the defense secretary will be flying to afghanistan. the surprise visit
it'll be attended by the first lady as well as george w. bush and bill clinton and former secretary of state, hillary clinton. >> that's one of the things that will get lost and the incredible personal impact that they made on the world because of the way they handled the imprisonment and conducted themselves later that he was a very, very good president. >> mandela died on thursday at the age of 95. his body is going to lie in state for three days. president obama, they phoned the...
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obama as long w-z former president george w. bush and bill clinton plan to attend the memorial event. >>> stpraáp announced their own memorial for nelson mandela. it'll be held in the rotunda and former mayor brown will attend. >>> san francisco animal control today arrested a man suspected of drowning two cat that is belonged to a homeless woman. animal control officers say they arrested lee roy patterson on drum street after a struggle. police say patterson confronted the homeless work last month on pier 15. he threw her belongings right into the bay including her two cats. patterson is now facing two counts of felony animal cruelty and if convicted he could get -p up -- could get up to two years in jail. >>> continuing coverage of the unseasonably cold weather affecting those who make live on the streets in san jose. >> reporter: emergency workers handed out covers in san jose . other homeless people there were sad about the death and worried about themselves. >> it scares me because i'm going through the same cold. you know
obama as long w-z former president george w. bush and bill clinton plan to attend the memorial event. >>> stpraáp announced their own memorial for nelson mandela. it'll be held in the rotunda and former mayor brown will attend. >>> san francisco animal control today arrested a man suspected of drowning two cat that is belonged to a homeless woman. animal control officers say they arrested lee roy patterson on drum street after a struggle. police say patterson confronted the...
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he was part of the george w. bush machine of compassionate conservatism years ago. but now he's playing to that crowd. and the fact it was a google hangout is significant. one of the things that's changed here is that you marry that long tradition of american fear of government, of resentment of the other, of conservative versus liberalism. you marry that us versus them with modern technology in the fact you can speak discreetly to your own crew and stoke up your own crew, wave the flag with them, and you have the tone of the republican party today. they're largely speaking to themselves. >> yeah. and on occasion they get caught, sam. one thing i've noticed here the way howard pointed that out is yes john cornyn was a regular conservative republican until ted cruz became his running mate. driving out of circulation, it seems. >> yeah. well, listen. this is a complex matter. because to cornyn and others' credits, they were warning there would be people that would be left off of their plans or forced to cancel plans. a lot of the problems we're seeing, they did warn a
he was part of the george w. bush machine of compassionate conservatism years ago. but now he's playing to that crowd. and the fact it was a google hangout is significant. one of the things that's changed here is that you marry that long tradition of american fear of government, of resentment of the other, of conservative versus liberalism. you marry that us versus them with modern technology in the fact you can speak discreetly to your own crew and stoke up your own crew, wave the flag with...
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obama as long w-z former president george w. bush and bill clinton plan to attend the memorial event. >>> stpraáp announced their own memorial for nelson mandela. it'll be held in the rotunda and former mayor brown will attend. >>> san francisco animal control today arrested a man suspected of drowning two cat that is belonged to a homeless woman. animal control officers say they arrested lee roy patterson on drum street after a struggle. police say patterson confronted the homeless work last month on pier 15. he threw her belongings right into the bay including her two cats. patterson is now facing two counts of felony animal cruelty and if convicted he could get -p up -- could get up to two years in jail. >>> continuing coverage of the unseasonably cold weather affecting those who make live on the streets in san jose. >> reporter: emergency workers handed out covers in san jose . other homeless people there were sad about the death and worried about themselves. >> it scares me because i'm going through the same cold. you know
obama as long w-z former president george w. bush and bill clinton plan to attend the memorial event. >>> stpraáp announced their own memorial for nelson mandela. it'll be held in the rotunda and former mayor brown will attend. >>> san francisco animal control today arrested a man suspected of drowning two cat that is belonged to a homeless woman. animal control officers say they arrested lee roy patterson on drum street after a struggle. police say patterson confronted the...
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president obama and former president george w. bush arrive to attend the memorial for nelson mandela with a moving tribute president obama paid to the leader. >> the federal hearing into asiana flight 214 crash at sfo scheduled to get underway right now is postponed. we will tell you why. >> good morning at 6:00. we start the morning with bart news. >> service between san francisco and dublin is moving normally now at this hour after passengers faced early morning delays. amy hollyfield has more on what is happening from the east bay. amy? >> kristen, more bart problems. what happened was there was a power outage at the daly city station and no train could get from the city to dublin and this station here in san leandro became a key player in this problem. they were bringing passengers here and they were taking them to dublin. so, it cause some delays and it was a round about way to get from one point to another and now the power is back on and life is returning to normal on bart but it will take time to get back to normal so expe
president obama and former president george w. bush arrive to attend the memorial for nelson mandela with a moving tribute president obama paid to the leader. >> the federal hearing into asiana flight 214 crash at sfo scheduled to get underway right now is postponed. we will tell you why. >> good morning at 6:00. we start the morning with bart news. >> service between san francisco and dublin is moving normally now at this hour after passengers faced early morning delays. amy...
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let's ask ed lazeer, presidents george w. bush's economic advisor, now professor at stanford university. welcome back. gdp report today surprisingly strong, up 3.6% at an annual rate for the third quarter. however, there is always a however on this, much of it was unexpected boost to inventories, non-farm inventories, up almost $60 billion. people say that's not sustainable and therefore, the 3.6% is not sustainable. where do you come out on that? >> i think that's actually not right. i think the 3.6% may not be sustainable but it has very little to do with inventories. in fact, what you find is if you look at changes in inventories in one quarter, they tend to predict in a positive direction, not a negative direction what's going to happen in the next quarter. in other words, you have a good quarter for inventories, you're more likely to have a good quarter next quarter, not a bad quarter. the reason for that is that the inventories are essentially forecasting where the economy's going in the future. if the economy is heatin
let's ask ed lazeer, presidents george w. bush's economic advisor, now professor at stanford university. welcome back. gdp report today surprisingly strong, up 3.6% at an annual rate for the third quarter. however, there is always a however on this, much of it was unexpected boost to inventories, non-farm inventories, up almost $60 billion. people say that's not sustainable and therefore, the 3.6% is not sustainable. where do you come out on that? >> i think that's actually not right. i...
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it's a true legacy for george w. bush, saved millions of people. saved the continent. >> i want to play eric cantor piece. eric is a friend of mine. no rand paul. rand paul. here's what rand paul said. we're talking about extending unemployment benefits. mika and i have been going back and forth a little bit. i don't think this is the smartest thing in the world to say. might be a little harsh. for a party -- >> i do support unemployment benefits for the 26 weeks that they are paid for. if you extend it beyond that you do a disservice to these workers. there was a study that came out a few months ago and it said if you have a worker that's been unemployed for four weeks and on unemployment insurance and one on 99 weeks which would you hire? every employer nearly 100% said they will always hire the person whose been out of work four weeks. when you allow people to be on unemployment insurance for 99 weeks you cause them to be this perpetually unemployed group in our economy. >> the french translation for this, by the way, let them eat cake. i unders
it's a true legacy for george w. bush, saved millions of people. saved the continent. >> i want to play eric cantor piece. eric is a friend of mine. no rand paul. rand paul. here's what rand paul said. we're talking about extending unemployment benefits. mika and i have been going back and forth a little bit. i don't think this is the smartest thing in the world to say. might be a little harsh. for a party -- >> i do support unemployment benefits for the 26 weeks that they are paid...
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at least two former presidents, bill clinton and george w. bush will also be flying on board air force one. today we spoke with the reverend cecil williams in san francisco about the impact nelson mandela had on his life. >> i was just so overcome by this man who was not just soft- spoken but who articulated and interpreted to people his genuine humanness, his genuine concern for human kind. no wonder he was a world leader. >> this is a photo of reverend williams with nelson mandela. it was taken when the two met in oakland in 1990, just four months after mandela was released from a south african prison where he had been held for 27 years. president obama has ordered all flags on federal buildings to be flown at half staff in honor of nelson man dell la. the flag was also lowered today at the state capitol, one of the wayscalifornians are paying tribute. san francisco will host a civic memorial mall to remember the -- memorial to remember the life and legacy of the human rights leader. it will be on wednesday at 8:00 a.m. in the city hall rot
at least two former presidents, bill clinton and george w. bush will also be flying on board air force one. today we spoke with the reverend cecil williams in san francisco about the impact nelson mandela had on his life. >> i was just so overcome by this man who was not just soft- spoken but who articulated and interpreted to people his genuine humanness, his genuine concern for human kind. no wonder he was a world leader. >> this is a photo of reverend williams with nelson...
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george w. bush, a man yesterday we were talking about who actually as a president who did more for africa than any other president. >> that's right. >> which is a legacy. part of that bush legacy you don't hear but you have three presidents down there in george w. bush and bill clinton and barack obama who i think represent us very well especially at this time. >> absolutely. you know, you go back to the relationship that mandela had with all these men and how personal it seemed with all of them when president obama came out on thursday and made his statement in the briefing room. when we learned the death of nelson mandela we can learn how personal it was. sometimes they come out with a statement we're saddened by the loss of foreign leader x but this man meant so much on a personal level. >> you see them talking right there. all those presents. >> all in one shot, hillary clinton, george w. bush, bill clinton, standing in the rain in soweto in the stadium where nelson mandela is being remembe
george w. bush, a man yesterday we were talking about who actually as a president who did more for africa than any other president. >> that's right. >> which is a legacy. part of that bush legacy you don't hear but you have three presidents down there in george w. bush and bill clinton and barack obama who i think represent us very well especially at this time. >> absolutely. you know, you go back to the relationship that mandela had with all these men and how personal it...
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president george w. bush wrote president mandela was one of the great forces for freedom and equality of our time. mandela set an example by visiting new zealand, forgiving the country that sent its rugby team to play south africa during the apartheid years. tonight the prime minister of new zealand, john key wrote, mr. mandela was a force for change not only in south africa, but around the world. reacting tonight, muhammad ali wrote, his was a spirit born free. destined to soar above the rainbows. today his spirit is soaring through the heavens. he is now forever free. new york's cardinal dolan wrote, nelson mandela was a hero to the world. his bravery in defending human rights against the great evil of apartheid made him a symbol of courage and dignity as well as an inspiration to people everywhere. and mandela's great friend, archbishop foundation wrote in his name his fearless generosity and leadership were in the service of transcending our differences by seeking our oneness as human beings. and her
president george w. bush wrote president mandela was one of the great forces for freedom and equality of our time. mandela set an example by visiting new zealand, forgiving the country that sent its rugby team to play south africa during the apartheid years. tonight the prime minister of new zealand, john key wrote, mr. mandela was a force for change not only in south africa, but around the world. reacting tonight, muhammad ali wrote, his was a spirit born free. destined to soar above the...
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president clinton is here, along with george w. bush. even though the world and especially africa hated iraq and the rest of it, they loved what he did with the amount of money george bush pledged for combatting aids in this country. >> you recently interviewed former president bush about that here in africa. >> i did. during that interview, i think there is a sense that africans do feel a sense of thankfulness for what appreciate did for hiv/aids and anti-retroviral drugs. i did put it to him, about mandela's force criticism and tony blair, ahead of the iraq war. he called president bush a president that can't think properly. >> when i put it to president bush that he had been fiercely criticized, president bush in his very president bush kind of way shrugged it off and said he wasn't the only one. i think there is a general sort of acceptance that mandela was fiercely critical of many people. he could, because he was mandela. but there was still the innate sense of respect for him. >> rick stengel, you're joining us as well. you knew n
president clinton is here, along with george w. bush. even though the world and especially africa hated iraq and the rest of it, they loved what he did with the amount of money george bush pledged for combatting aids in this country. >> you recently interviewed former president bush about that here in africa. >> i did. during that interview, i think there is a sense that africans do feel a sense of thankfulness for what appreciate did for hiv/aids and anti-retroviral drugs. i did...
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w. this is outrageous that the best they're going to be able to do is a stopgap measure that punts the problems down the road. i know one thing for sure, they're all going on vacation on friday. meanwhile the debt won't be taken care of. meanwhile they probably have raised taxes on us through our airline fees, that's a tax increase. they probably will cut pensions to middle class people and veterans. it's just asinine that they're all going to pat themselves on the back thursday and friday and say what a great job they have done. this is just absurd. >> let's talk about one of the big sticking points here, something that's been a huge topic of conversation and that is unemployment benefits. democrats have gone back and forth over whether this would be a deal-breaker. first nancy pelosi said it would be and then she back tracked a little bit. dick durbin said it's not. but the president did use his weekly radio address to push republicans on the extension. >> for many families it can be t
w. this is outrageous that the best they're going to be able to do is a stopgap measure that punts the problems down the road. i know one thing for sure, they're all going on vacation on friday. meanwhile the debt won't be taken care of. meanwhile they probably have raised taxes on us through our airline fees, that's a tax increase. they probably will cut pensions to middle class people and veterans. it's just asinine that they're all going to pat themselves on the back thursday and friday and...
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joining them will be former presidents bill clinton and george w. bush, david cameron and ban ki-moon among scores of other dignitaries. errol barnett in johannesburg for us. tomorrow is taking place in soccer city during the world cup, a huge stadium, 90,000 plus seats. given the interest and the crowds behind you now, will that be big enough to accommodate everybody? >> reporter: in a word, john, no, and that's why the government has facilitated three, count them three overthrow stadiums for people who want to attend tuesday's memorial service, plus they will be broadcasting the ceremony via livestream to 90 big screens set up all over the country. john, i'm not sure how many university football games you've been to but what's happening around me now you could compare to a battle of the bonds. over my right shoulder a south african group, over my left a nigerian group who has come here and outside nelson mandela's home where he passed away late thursday evening to add to the euphoria and celebrations here, paying respects to a man who is credited
joining them will be former presidents bill clinton and george w. bush, david cameron and ban ki-moon among scores of other dignitaries. errol barnett in johannesburg for us. tomorrow is taking place in soccer city during the world cup, a huge stadium, 90,000 plus seats. given the interest and the crowds behind you now, will that be big enough to accommodate everybody? >> reporter: in a word, john, no, and that's why the government has facilitated three, count them three overthrow...
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w. and good morning, everyone. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. today, the world is gathering in south africa to pay tribute to a global icon. thousands of mourners braving heavy rains to attend the official memorial service for nelson mandela. 100 current heads of state and former leaders, including jimmy carter, bill clinton and george w. bush. just behind them, archbishop desmond tutu. president and mrs. obama, drawing cheers from the crowds. these words from president obama, to honor a man he called a personal hero. >> we know like south africa the united states had to overcome centuries of racial subrogation. as was true here, it took sacrifice, sacrifice of countless people, known and unknown, to see the dawn of a new day. michelle and i are beneficiaries of that struggle. but in america and in south africa, and in countries all around the globe, we cannot allow our progress to cloud the fact that our work is not yet done. the struggles that follow the victory
w. and good morning, everyone. i'm carol costello. thank you so much for joining me. today, the world is gathering in south africa to pay tribute to a global icon. thousands of mourners braving heavy rains to attend the official memorial service for nelson mandela. 100 current heads of state and former leaders, including jimmy carter, bill clinton and george w. bush. just behind them, archbishop desmond tutu. president and mrs. obama, drawing cheers from the crowds. these words from president...
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. -- of president bush's, george w. bush. and two of president clinton's. that's a total of seven in the history of united states senate. when a filibuster has said to a subcabinet member, we're going to deny you your seat because of a filibuster or a failed cloture vote. so president obama has been treated about exactly the same as his last two predecessors. and in all of those i've just mentioned, we've only found among cabinet members, district judges, among supreme court justices and subcabinet members, two obama nominees who've been denied their seats because a failed cloture vote. now, that is a fact, madam president. that is not a piece of republican propaganda. that comes from the congressional research service. so why is there a fuss about this? well, maybe it's because of the federal circuit judges. well, let's talk about that. as for appeals court judges, republican filibusters have blocked five, have blocked five. well, when did that -- when did that happen? that happened, madam president, as a result of what happened in 2003, the year i came
. -- of president bush's, george w. bush. and two of president clinton's. that's a total of seven in the history of united states senate. when a filibuster has said to a subcabinet member, we're going to deny you your seat because of a filibuster or a failed cloture vote. so president obama has been treated about exactly the same as his last two predecessors. and in all of those i've just mentioned, we've only found among cabinet members, district judges, among supreme court justices and...
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george h.w. bush had to get george w. bush to fire john sununu because he couldn't do it. i think obama. my own sense and john has forgotten more about this than i know, my sense is that if you become president when you are 45, 46-years-old and you've had the background obama had personally, you are probably pretty confident in your judgment. >> i would say one other thing after five years. we are now at the five 84 mark, i got the same people. they're tired. >> i think i got a lot of energy. i was pretty tired after two years. i think that's one of the issues which worries me. you know, this is america. you do get tired. >> working is such a trial. that's an issue. >> seven days a week. >> it's a greened none of us can understand. you can't understand it until you walk through those gates. no one can understand it. mark mcken none said it. i think to robert gibbs, he was walking n. februarys was out. he basically said, welcome to hell. here are the kids. >> remember that evening we had with him when he was talking about the incoming, he literally could not find words to d
george h.w. bush had to get george w. bush to fire john sununu because he couldn't do it. i think obama. my own sense and john has forgotten more about this than i know, my sense is that if you become president when you are 45, 46-years-old and you've had the background obama had personally, you are probably pretty confident in your judgment. >> i would say one other thing after five years. we are now at the five 84 mark, i got the same people. they're tired. >> i think i got a lot...
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for the four presidents to do it -- the last time they did it was the opening of the george w. bush library. but this symbolically is immensely important. and for president obama as the first black president of the united states, and so a symbol toward equality. it shows global progress in terms of race. ofwith your studies international relations, how bad was the screwup that ronald sanctions thethe first time around. later on he said he regretted the decision. >> with the benefit of hindsight, it is no doubt it was a screwup. he admitted that. as we look at, no doubt. at the same time, he was still a cold war president. he was a transitional president. in southern africa was at that time -- it was ending at that time -- still seen as part of a cold war competition with the soviet union. that explains a lot of the things that happen in american foreign policy which now in retrospect seem not to make very much sense. >> the president is speaking in -- in south africa. we will bring it to you in a number of minutes. let's get to company news. >> sac capital strikes a deal with i
for the four presidents to do it -- the last time they did it was the opening of the george w. bush library. but this symbolically is immensely important. and for president obama as the first black president of the united states, and so a symbol toward equality. it shows global progress in terms of race. ofwith your studies international relations, how bad was the screwup that ronald sanctions thethe first time around. later on he said he regretted the decision. >> with the benefit of...
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w. i might not be a meteorologist but i do know one highly technical a term. that is this weather is nasty. through bitter wind chills and piling snow plow operators in minnesota are working around the clock after another round with the storm that dumped two feet of snow in parts of the state and caused five deadly traffic accidents this week. >> people weren't ready for the winter weather and were driving in it today. >> reporter: sub zero temperatures and wind gusts could ice roads and knock out you power for thousands. some commuters are taking a creative roach to getting around. >> i stayed in doors this morning. the allies were great. they plowed last night. there was a couple inches of snow perfect for skiing. >> reporter: 42 inches has fallen since the beginning of the storm. the worst has moved on, but you hard work for many is not over. >> we have not shut them off in 30 hours. >> reporter: even when they plowed the road it's so cold out here that the streets have frozen over af
w. i might not be a meteorologist but i do know one highly technical a term. that is this weather is nasty. through bitter wind chills and piling snow plow operators in minnesota are working around the clock after another round with the storm that dumped two feet of snow in parts of the state and caused five deadly traffic accidents this week. >> people weren't ready for the winter weather and were driving in it today. >> reporter: sub zero temperatures and wind gusts could ice...
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president clinton and george w. bush and clinton, you can imagine what that flight must have been like. >> a lot of cards. >> do you think they avoided political talks? >> you probably knock around a few things. >> i wonder what they eat on the flight. >> they eat well. they don't get the bag of peanuts. >> the biscof. you know they give out the presidential m&ms. >> it would be funny if they had a flight attendant that came by the president with a little basket. >> yeah. >> a little bottle of water. it was an amazing ceremony. really moving. if you weren't up early enough to see it you should go online and check out clips. >> absolutely. >> speaking of the president, the white house put out it's holiday card. interesting because no trace of the family. it's kind of a pop up card, you see the white house. >> it's beautiful. >> and the two dogs. the card reads as we gather around the season may the warmth and joy of the holidays fill your home. signed by the president, the first lady and sash a&ma and me. >> this is
president clinton and george w. bush and clinton, you can imagine what that flight must have been like. >> a lot of cards. >> do you think they avoided political talks? >> you probably knock around a few things. >> i wonder what they eat on the flight. >> they eat well. they don't get the bag of peanuts. >> the biscof. you know they give out the presidential m&ms. >> it would be funny if they had a flight attendant that came by the president with a...
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w. ♪ >>> 113th congress is going to go down as the least productive in our american history. >> 55 bills have been signed into law. this is the least productive congress ever. >> the least productive congress in the history of the american penn. >> it's literally a do nothing congress. >> that's not fair. they are doing something. they are getting into the guinness book of world records and that's twice if you count john boehner's fingernails. >> good morning it's thursday, december 5th. the tree lit up last night. that was quite an event. wasn't it? >> kate and jack were watching last night. very exciting. >> good night. >> for a tree that they senselessly slaughtered. >> welcome to the show. we got contributor mike barnacle, also dragged involuntarily from his family. katty kay. and senior political editor for the white house and white house correspondent for "huffington post," sam stein. and katy, quite a bit of news today. >> apart from the tree. >> apart from the tree and apart fr
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the george h. w. bush administration, i think had very impressive achievements in its relationship with intelligence on eastern europe and the collapse of communism there on the ussr, the beginning of the implosion of the soviet union. on the middle east where invested in reviving the middle east peace process, a success. a tremendous, busy, challenging agenda which that administration did well. i will hold my fire on the george w. bush administration because i think history will have to redo that, and i'm not confident that the grades will be very high there. the balkan task force was established in 1992 for a very simple reason. if all of you who made a phone call, and by the way, you make a phone call to the intelligence community, he had a whole bunch of technical agencies, analytical agencies, if you have a pressing need and you want to get that intelligence community to help you, you need to know how to make it work. when we talk about establishing the balkan task force we knew the complexity of
the george h. w. bush administration, i think had very impressive achievements in its relationship with intelligence on eastern europe and the collapse of communism there on the ussr, the beginning of the implosion of the soviet union. on the middle east where invested in reviving the middle east peace process, a success. a tremendous, busy, challenging agenda which that administration did well. i will hold my fire on the george w. bush administration because i think history will have to redo...
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it was renewed under george w. bush. not exactly a foe of the nra. when clinton and bush and reagan all agree on something, we should pass it because it is common sense. >> i want to read a statement that the nra released based on the renewal of the law and your proposal. the nra opposes the expansion of the firearms act, including the magazines or gun parts and new technologies. we will continue to aggressively fight any expansion of the ufa or any other proposal to infringe upon our second amendment rights. i want to add to that on this proposal that people disagree with you. these plastic weapons have not been seen or used in any major event in america or anywhere in the world. you are not seeing them pass through the airport yet. are these as much of a threat as you say they are? >> well, you just showed a video where one was used. this is a fairly recent technology. 3-d printers are widely available. you can go to an office equipment store. you can download a digital blueprint. you can bring it past a metal detector. they may not be widespread.
it was renewed under george w. bush. not exactly a foe of the nra. when clinton and bush and reagan all agree on something, we should pass it because it is common sense. >> i want to read a statement that the nra released based on the renewal of the law and your proposal. the nra opposes the expansion of the firearms act, including the magazines or gun parts and new technologies. we will continue to aggressively fight any expansion of the ufa or any other proposal to infringe upon our...